Finding Nature

Dinos, otters and a train will thrill kids

Everybody knows Santa wouldn't be able to make his many deliveries without the help of his loyal team of reindeer. However, you don't need...

You and your family can pick anything from strawberries to tomatoes to, of course, apples in many U-Pick sites near Chicago.

Chicago Botanic Gardens opens it's new Growing Garden this summer - dedicated space where children can plant and later come back to see how their contribution to the garden is growing.

Are you in search of a little peace and quiet some days, but you need to figure out how to do that with kids around? Recently, local author Anne Ford scoured the city for tranquil places for her new book Peaceful Places Chicago.

Finding nature's hidden treasures can be as easy as heading out into your own backyard.

Getting your holiday tree from a tree farm not only can become an anticipated family tradition, it gives you an excuse to give...

With its beautifully landscaped parks and sparkling lakefront, Chicago is well suited to its motto of Urbs in Horto, "city in a garden."...

Nudge your pudgies off the couch this winter a family snow-tubing hill or dog-sledding adventure, or create your own backyard-or-bust version of Rudolph's Reindeer Games.